2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$1,320 6-Max
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
78
Prize
104,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,320 AUD
Entries
283
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Starr Pressures Wakeman

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Andrew Starr called from the hijack and was followed by Nurlan Boobekov in the cutoff. Matt Wakeman then raised it up to 5,200. Starr called. Boobekov folded.

The flop came {10-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and Starr came out with a bet totalling 7,300. Wakeman thought for a minute before opting to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Starr au
Andrew Starr
90,000
Matt Wakeman au
Matt Wakeman
84,000
-8,000
-8,000

Tags: Nurlan BoobekovMatt WakemanAndrew Starr

Angelakis Flops Big Against Asad

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Michael Asad opened with a raise to 2,600 and action folded to the cutoff where Con Agelakis three-bet, making it 8,000. Everyone folded back to Asad who called.

The flop was {9-Spades}{5-Spades}{5-Clubs} and Asad checked. Angelakis put out 3,000 which Asad called.

On the {3-Diamonds} turn, Asad checked again. Angelakis make it 10,000 this time and Asad let it go.

Sam Khoueis who was also sitting at the table asked Angelakis to show his hand.

"We all know you have a big pair," Khoueis said.

Angelakis flashed his {A-Spades} first, then turned up his {5-Hearts} as well for flopped trips. He took in the pot and chipped up to about 125,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Asad au
Michael Asad
230,000
-3,000
-3,000
Con Angelakis au
Con Angelakis
125,000

Tags: Michael AsadCon Angelakis

Varma Bests O'Grady

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The board was spread {q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{8-Spades}{6-Spades} and the pot had around 50,000 already in the middle.

Michael O'Grady was in the small blind and checked his option. Hari Varma then bet out 23,500 from the cutoff which sent O'Grady into the tank for several minutes.

O'Grady eventually called and watched as Varma tabled {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for a full house. O'Grady mucked his hand in disappointment later revealing he had turned the nuts.

Player Chips Progress
Hari Varma au
Hari Varma
100,000
55,000
55,000
Michael O'Grady au
Michael O'Grady
43,000
-52,000
-52,000

Tags: Hari VarmaMichael O'Grady

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Dhingra Gets Whacked; Ajez Cheers Anyways

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Action folded around to the small blind where Gautam Dhingra limped in. The player in the big blind then moved all in and Dhingra called.

Gautam Dhingra: {K-Spades}{J-Clubs}
Big Blind: {A-Spades}{8-Spades}

The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades}{A-Clubs}{J-Hearts} and Najeem Ajez let out a cheer for Dhingra, thinking that the jack on the river was good enough to earn his friend the pot, but it wasn't as the player in the big blind hit an ace on the turn. This prompted some laughs from the table as well as a smile from Dhingra who took the beat in stride.

"Make sure you put that in the blog," James Hopkins said laughing. "Make sure you say that Najeem cheered for Gautam thinking he won."

After the hand, Dhingra was left with just over 10,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Gautam Dhingra au
Gautam Dhingra
12,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Gautam DhingraJames HopkinsNajeem Ajez

Wakeman Versus Starr - Part II

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Matthew Wakeman
Matthew Wakeman

The flop read {6-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{6-Hearts} and Matt Wakeman checked from the big blind. Andrew Starr bet out. Wakeman raised. Starr called.

The turn brought the {k-Clubs} and Wakeman fired out 22,000. Starr thought for a minute then announced all in having Wakeman covered. He was snap-called.

Matt Wakeman: {q-Hearts}{6-Spades}
Andrew Starr: {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}

The {5-Spades} completed the board and Wakeman took down the pot after flopping trip sixes for the best hand.

"Nice hand," said Starr to Wakeman following the hand. "I should've laid it down," he added.

"Tough to lay down," Wakeman replied. "Especially after how frisky you've been playing," he added jokingly.

The two players had a laugh about it all before continuing onto the next hand.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Wakeman au
Matt Wakeman
140,000
56,000
56,000
Andrew Starr au
Andrew Starr
96,000
6,000
6,000

Tags: Andrew StarrMatt Wakeman

Steindl Eliminates Ma

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

After a raise from early position, Sam Steindl moved all in from the small blind. Zhi Ma called in the big blind with a shorter stack of roughly 25,000. The original raiser folded and it was on to a showdown.

Sam Steindl: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Zhi Ma: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

The flop was an exciting one as it came {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Spades} flopping a set for both players. But the {Q-Spades} on the turn and {10-Spades} on the river changed nothing. So Steindl with the bigger set, took down the pot and chipped up to about 70,000 while Ma was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Steindl
Sam Steindl
70,000
Zhi Ma au
Zhi Ma
Busted

Tags: Sam SteindlZhi Ma

Pritchard's Better Kicker

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The flop showed {k-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and the player in the small blind bet 1,800. Jason Pritchard called from the big blind.

The turn fell the {10-Clubs} and the small blind checked. Pritchard bet 2,800. His opponent called.

The {3-Hearts} completed the board and both players opted to check.

"Tens," announced the small blind, before he tabled {10-Diamonds}{5-Spades} for indeed a pair of tens.

"Eight plays," replied Pritchard, after he revealed his {10-Spades}{8-Clubs} for the same pair with his kicker proving the difference.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Pritchard au
Jason Pritchard
75,000
49,000
49,000

Tags: Jason Pritchard

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Updated Counts

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Najeem Ajez au
Najeem Ajez
190,000
48,000
48,000
Michael Fraser au
Michael Fraser
155,000
Ben Richardson au
Ben Richardson
145,000
70,000
70,000
Con Angelakis au
Con Angelakis
137,000
12,000
12,000
James Hopkins au
James Hopkins
122,000
-27,000
-27,000
Shivan Abdine au
Shivan Abdine
105,000
85,000
85,000
Richard Kellett gb
Richard Kellett
100,000
-20,000
-20,000
Nurlan Boobekov au
Nurlan Boobekov
95,000
76,000
76,000
Brett Trevillian au
Brett Trevillian
90,000
-25,000
-25,000
Brendon Rubie au
Brendon Rubie
85,000
-55,000
-55,000
Hari Varma au
Hari Varma
78,000
-22,000
-22,000
Stevan Chew au
Stevan Chew
70,000
-10,000
-10,000
Graeme Putt nz
Graeme Putt
55,000
9,000
9,000